High-density plasma, organic anti-reflective coating etch system compatible with sensitive photoresist materials

摘要

By providing a photoresist material with a protective polymer layer during the etching of an organic anti-reflective coating, undue damage to the photoresist material can be avoided during opening of the anti-reflective coating without the need for an oxidant. The preferred polymer chemistry system for producing such a result includes a fluorohydrocarbon-containing polymer mixture with a strong source of CF3, preferably C2F6. The etchant also includes a source of hydrogen selected from CH3F, C2HF5, or CH2F2, and a diluent selected from Ar, He or N2.